5 Kernels

This fun-filled addition for your Thanksgiving-themed Sunday school lessons is a sweet way to teach kids the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Disclaimer: No turkeys were harmed in the making of this object lesson.

Theme: ThanksgivingText: NonePreparation: For each child, you’ll need five kernels of candy corn in a sandwich bag tied closed with a fall-colored ribbon.

The Message: The first winter the pilgrims spent in America was very cold. Some days, all they had was enough for each person to have only five kernels of corn.

When spring came, the pilgrims planted their corn and it grew so they had a lot of food the next year. From then on at Thanksgiving, the pilgrims each kept five kernels of corn at their plates to remind them of God’s provision.

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